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True stories take over big screens
By Sarah Gopaul • Posted on April 30, 2009

Hot Docs, the documentary film festival, is filling screens with 171 films from 39 countries over 11 days. The real-life, real lives festival is celebrating its 16th anniversary and... Read the full post


Beatrice Arthur, 86: Actress
By Wikinews • Posted on April 25, 2009

Beatrice Arthur has died at the age of 86 at her home, according to a spokesperson. Arthur had been suffering from cancer for some time. “She was a brilliant and witty woman.... Read the full post


New on DVD: The Wrestler
By Sarah Gopaul • Posted on April 23, 2009

The Wrestler is an honest, gritty look at what happens to the superstars of wrestling entertainment once the cameras and spotlights no longer smile down upon them. It’s also been... Read the full post


New on Blu-ray: Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989 – 1997
By Sarah Gopaul • Posted on April 23, 2009

The Batman franchise is one of the most successful in comic book-movie history; and it continues to thrive. The Batman Anthology contains the first four film installments, starring... Read the full post


New on DVD: Cassandra’s Dream
By Sarah Gopaul • Posted on April 21, 2009

Woody Allen made a film without Scarlett Johansson. Coincidentally, it’s quite a bit better than his last few ventures. Ian (Ewan McGregor) is unsatisfied with his lot in life.... Read the full post


New on DVD: Martyrs
By Sarah Gopaul • Posted on April 19, 2009

When it comes to horror, you need look no farther than France. In the early ‘70s, a 10-year-old girl who’d been missing for months is found running down an empty road. She looks... Read the full post


New on DVD: The Day the Earth Stood Still
By Sarah Gopaul • Posted on April 18, 2009

This is an update of a 1951 film of the same name that maintains a very similar message. A swarm of government agents show up at Helen’s (Jennifer Connelly) door and ”request”... Read the full post


New on DVD: The Reader
By Sarah Gopaul • Posted on April 13, 2009

The Reader addresses the void in films that address issues confronting the generation born after the Holocaust in Germany. In post-WWII Germany, teen Michael Berg (David Kross) falls... Read the full post


New on DVD: The Broken
By Sarah Gopaul • Posted on April 13, 2009

There’s an eerie quality to mirrors that most simply choose to ignore … but you can never be sure of what’s looking back at you. Gina’s (Lena Headey) life is... Read the full post


New on DVD: Marley & Me
By Sarah Gopaul • Posted on April 13, 2009

Marley & Me goes as most animal flicks – the first few acts are very endearing and funny while the final act is a tearjerker. John (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Jennifer Aniston)... Read the full post



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